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ART COLLECTORS AND APPRECIATORS ALIKE ARE TREATED TO A SHOWCASE OF CONTEMPORARY WORKS BY EVOLVING NEW TALENTS AT ION ART. THEY CAN ALSO ENJOY REMARKABLE PIECES BY ESTABLISHED NAMES AT THE MALL’S GALLERIES.
YOUNG TALENT PROGRAMME 2015/2016 WINNERS’ SOLO EXHIBITIONS ION ART GALLERY, LEVEL 4
importance of the subject and create a new awareness of it.
4. Instead of a brush, Yeo Jian Long’s instrument of choice is a ballpoint pen. Working in ink, he creates surrealistic, swirling patterns and landscapes with a rhythmic flow of lines. Fragmented landscapes dominate his works, reminiscent of the scenes found in traditional Chinese ink paintings. The Affordable Art Fair Singapore and ION Art collaborate for the fifth year running to recognise, promote and nurture the careers of exceptional young artists through the Young Talent Programme. Each year, this programme selects up to eight emerging artists under the age of 35 in South-east Asia, and The Young Talent Programme 2015/2016 winners’ solo exhibitions will be held at ION Art gallery from Sept 1-20, 2016. exhibits their works at the Art Fair. Four of these artists are then chosen as winners, and their works are showcased at ION Art gallery.
1. Chong Yanhong draws inspiration from architectural structures that are derived from ancient, modernist, contemporary and mythical buildings. In her images, she adds to, erases parts of and even takes apart structures and reassembles them, leaving recognisable forms that allow viewers to reconstruct the structure in their minds.
2. Photographs of an old Dutch house by Ho Leng are more than static images – they document heritage and social identity in South-east Asia. Intended as a trigger for the collective memory, Ho presents an opportunity for people to engage emotionally and politically with South-east Asian societies and cultures.
3. Heavily influenced by hyperrealism, Justin Lim meticulously recreates photos in his drawings. The time and sensitivity required to produce the black-and-white, photorealistic artworks provoke the viewer to acknowledge the